Maybe Kids Will Get Addicted to School

How do you get kids to interact with their schoolwork and become obsessed with learning? The answer for one New York school is to make the classroom more like the obsessive, interactive world of video games. NPR reports on this idea.

Is the Internet Eating Your Brain?

Does use of the Internet making us smarter by allowing us to congregate in groups that collectively amass information, give advice, and solve problems? Or does the Internet make us dumber by damaging our attention spans and robbing us of mental focus?

A recent review in the Los Angeles Times discusses two books that take on these questions.

No Place to Hide on the Internet

Increasing worries about privacy over the Internet are leading to new legislative proposals in Congress. National Public Radio reports.

L.A.'s Most Popular Film Location Is ...

Griffith Park.

With more than 4,000 acres of chaparral, trails, roads, and various facilities, the park has stood in for everything from an inner-city playground to the Alps. And Griffith Park has been a favorite of movie makers for a century. In fact, one silent movie mogul once exclaimed: "A rock is a rock, a tree is a tree ... Shoot it in Griffith Park!"

The Los Angeles Times recently had an article about the park's continued success as a film location.

Ads ... Coming to a Bumper Near You (maybe)

California is desperate to balance its budget. Selling advertising on spaces controlled by the state is worth considering. But what about electronic license plates that can wirelessly be turned into ads?

National Public Radio reports on this proposal.